Write a concise, well
organized essay addressing one of the following questions.

1.Does Larry
McMurtry's biography of Crazy Horse explain why some nineteenth-century Sioux decided
to stop resisting United States domination while other Sioux continued their
resistance?

2.According
to one educational website, the Sioux regarded Crazy Horse as a "visionary
leader" of his people. Is this an accurate characterization of the role Crazy
Horse played in Sioux history as Larry McMurtry presents it?

3.Larry McMurtry
asserts that U.S. army troops often attacked Sioux Indians because officers "tended
to see war where there was no war" (pages 122-23). Would it also be fair
to say that Sioux in this period often attacked non-Sioux for the same reason?

Deadline and Other
Instructions

Your essay should not be
longer than 750 words. Please use a 12-point font and double space the text.
There will be approximately 250-300 words on a page.

Begin by stating a clear
overall answer to the question (a thesis) and
summarizing the points you will make in support of that argument. Then, in an
orderly way, explain your argument more fully and demonstrate that it is sound
by drawing from Crazy Horse for supporting facts, illustrative stories,
and brief quotations. You may also reference a lecture, film, or other reading
for support, if appropriate; but your principal focus and source should be
McMurtry's book.

Cite the source of each
quotation, particular bit of information, or idea that is not your own. That
is, provide the title of a book or other reading and cite the page number; name
a film; give the date of a lecture. You may do this either in notes (footnotes
or endnotes) or in parentheses at the end of the pertinent sentences or
paragraphs.

The paper is duein
class on Thursday, January 21.

Instructions for Second Paper

Your Task

Write a concise, well
organized essay addressing one of the following questions.

1.One
reviewer of Blood Struggle described it as "an optimistic
tale" that "hardly acknowledges the many harsh realities...in Indian
Country." Does Wilkinson offer an overly optimistic analysis of the
gains in power that Indians have made relative to the U.S. since World War II? Explain and justify your answer
by discussing ample specific historical information taken from readings and
lectures in this course.

2.Many non-Indians
ask why Indians still have "special rights" under U.S. law, particularly tribal sovereignty, when Indians
also have the same rights as other American citizens. If you tried to help
those puzzled people understand the historical reasons for contemporary tribal
sovereignty, which aspects of the story would you emphasize, and what would you
say about them?

Deadline and Other
Instructions

Your essay should not be
longer than 1,000 words.Please use a
12-point font and double space the text. There will be 250-300 words on a page.

Begin by stating a clear
overall answer to the question (a thesis) and briefly summarizing the points
you will make in support of that argument. Then, in an orderly way, explain
your argument more fully and support it by drawing historical information from Blood
Struggle and from other
course readings for weeks 6 through 10. You may also refer to lectures or films
as appropriate.

Cite the sources of
particular facts, ideas, or language that you take from readings, lectures, or
films. You may do this either in notes (footnotes or endnotes) or in
parentheses at the end of the pertinent sentences or paragraphs. You may use a
short form of citation, giving simply the title of the text and a page number,
the title of a film, or the date of a lecture.

The paper is duein
class on Thursday, March 11.

If you wish to check your
understanding of the question and/or your plans for the paper, you may submit a draft or a proposed thesis and outline no later than
Monday, March 8.